BATH
On Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m., the celebration of Maine Celtic music series continues with guitarist Scott MacMillan and fiddler Colin Grant. Teaming up to perform some new songs from their soon to be released recording, MacMillan and Grant are ambassadors for the sound of Cape Breton music.
A music director, arranger, producer, composer and conductor, MacMillan has performed on stages from Carnegie Hall in New York to conducting full symphony orchestras across Canada.
He has composed for film, television and radio, and is a member of the Canadian League of Composers. He works regularly with Symphony Nova Scotia, and has conducted with other major orchestras as part of his work with Atlantic coast artists. In 2001, Macmillan created a new work for orchestra, bagpipes and tin whistles entitled MacKinnon’s Brook Suite, capturing the immigrant story of Scottish settlers to Cape Breton.
Grant’s fiddle playing moved him to the forefront of the East Coast traditional music scene. As both a lead and side musician he performs a variety of traditional styles, in addition to folk, rock and country genres. Besides having received an ECMA nomination for Roots / Traditional Solo Album of the Year for his self-titled debut album, Grant currently performs with contemporary Celtic instrumental group Sprag Session, performing at festivals in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Tasmania since their debut eponymous CD’s release in 2012.
The performance is scheduled to be held in the Curtis Room of the Chocolate Church Arts Center Annex located at 804 Washington St., Bath. Call (207) 442-8455 or visit www.chocolatechurcharts.org to purchase tickets. Tickets are $15. Seating is limited.
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